Shake the papaya tree

Learn about melody and rhythm while learning a fun song

Student music resource developed by The Arts Unit

Years 3 to 6 music

Your students will:

• learn about the papaya tree

• sing a song, learning the lyrics, rhythm and melody

• explore the song's rhythm by playing a game with the lyrics

• draw a papaya tree with some help.

Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus

• MUS2.1: sings, plays and moves to a range of music, demonstrating a basic knowledge of musical concepts.

• MUS2.4: identifies the use of musical concepts and musical symbols in a range of repertoire.

• MUS3.1: sings, plays and moves to a range of music, individually and in groups, demonstrating a knowledge of musical concepts.

• MUS3.4: identifies the use of musical concepts and symbols in a range of musical styles.

Collection of student work

• Google Form: create a Google form with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create. Email this form to your students with the Creative Class link and all your student responses will be combined in a Google sheet.

• Google Classroom Assignment: create an assignment or a quiz in your Google Classroom with activities and/or questions. Students can also upload any files they create.

• MS Teams: create a quiz or assignment in your class team drive where students can submit responses and upload any files they create.

• Email: ask your students to email you any responses and files they create.

• Flipgrid: a website that allows teachers to create 'grids' to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is a message board where teachers can pose questions called 'topics'. Students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.

• Jamboard: an interactive whiteboard which can be used for class feedback.

For further support on how to create these resources

• Get started with Google Forms

• Create a Google Classroom Assignment

• Assign quizzes to students through Microsoft Teams

• Create an assignment in Microsoft Teams

• Educators – getting started with Flipgrid

• Get started with Jamboard